HOLYOKE – The Paper City continues inching back to normal after the battering of Saturday’s snowstorm, with officials saying school will resume Thursday.

Public schools were closed Monday and Tuesday, but enough power lines have been repaired and streets cleared of fallen trees to allow for walking and passage of buses, Mayor Elaine A. Pluta said.

The only street still believed to be blocked by a tree was Dartmouth Street in the Highlands Neighborhood, she said.

Police Lt. Manuel Febo identified the woman who was found dead in her unheated 251 Sargeant St. home as Ruth Trachy, 82. A relative called police after being unable to reach Trachy and police found her Tuesday about 4 p.m. Cause of death had yet to be determined, he said.

“She was sitting in her rocking chair covered in blankets. Very, very, very sad,” Febo said.

As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, less than 500 customers were without power. Outages no longer were affecting blocks of homes, only individuals scattered around the city. The goal is to have power restored 100 percent by Saturday, Pluta said.

The city will collect branches and tree debris curbside. Residents also can dispose of trees and branches at the public works yard at Berkshire and Main streets, she said.

Half a dozen public works crews are removing fallen trees and branches from streets, she said.

Also, the Holyoke Gas and Electric Department is being helped by repair crews from Braintree, North Carolina and Virginia, she said.

Pluta praised the work of the Gas and Electric Department, police, fire and public works employees.

“Everybody has been helping out. They have been absolutely fabulous,” Pluta said.